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القذعل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe negative character traits and negative physical states. It encompasses terms for baseness, meanness, and difficulty or hardship.

Derived headwords

القَذْعَلnoun
  1. 1.
    Base personclassical

    A person who is base, ignoble, or of low character.

قَذْعَلَverb
  1. 1.
    To be difficultclassical

    To be hard, difficult, or arduous.

المِقَذْعَلadjective
  1. 1.
    Swiftclassical

    Describing someone or something that is fast or quick.

Parallel reading

القَذْعَل، كقنفذ وسبحل: اللئيم الخسيس.
Al-Qadh'al, like Qunfudh and Sabhal: the base, the ignoble.
واقذعل: عسر.
And Waqdh'al: it was difficult.
والمقذعل، كمشمعل: السريع.
And Al-Miqdh'al, like Musham'al: the swift.